OUT HIS OFFICE'S SUCCESSES... AND THE PROBLEMS IT AND THE CITY STILL FACES. WDSU REPORTER ANDY CUNNINGHAM WAS AT LEON CANNIZARO'S STATE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ADDRESS TONIGHT .. AND JOINS US WITH DETAILS. DISTRICT ATTORNEY LEON CANNIZZARO SPENT ALMOST AN HOUR ON THE PODIUM TONIGHT... TOUTING HIS OFFICES AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO CREATING A FAIR AND JUST OFFICE... WORK HE SAID IS BY NO MEANS COMPLETE. IN FRONT OF A FULL HOUSE TUESDAY NIGHT... NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT ATTORNEY LEON CANNIZZARO DELIVERED A PASSIONATE SPEECH... CALLING THE CURRENT STATE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ...AS THE STRONGEST IN THE MODERN ERA OF THE CITY. Leon Cannizzaro: this D-A's office is tough, we are unrelentless, but above all, we are fair ... CANNIZZARO CHOSE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD TO DELIVER HIS ADDRESS... NEAR THE SITED OF A RECENT SHOOTING THAT KILLED TWO AND INJURED FIVE OTHERS INCLUDING TWO SMALL CHILDREN. Leon Cannizzaro: as a stark reminder that our work is not done until every child and I do mean every child is New Orleans can place safely in front of his or her house without the threat of gunfire... MEMBER JASON WILLIAMS INTRODUCED CANNIZZARRO, HE SAID, THE D-A BROUGHT HONESTY BACK TO OFFICE. Jason Williams: that means you're talking about honest prosecutions, not just getting them, not just numbers, but really making sure they right person serves the right amount of time in jail... COUNCIL PRESIDENT STACY HEAD ...PRAISED CANNIZZARO'S WORK... SAYING HE'S TURNED THIS OFFICE AROUND. Stacy Head: the state of the criminal justice system when he took office was bismal... CANNIZZARRO STRESSED THOSE IMPROVEMENTS... SINCE TAKING OFFICE SIX YEARS AGO. HIS ATTEMPT TO RESTORE TRUST IN THE OFFICE. AND HIS TEAMS CONTINUED WORK TO KEEP VIOLENT OFFENDERS OFF THE STREETS, INCLUDING STRONGER PUNISHMENTS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. Leon Cannizzaro: this past legislation...who are convicted of domestic violence... AND CANNIZZARRO SPENT SOME TIME TONIGHT THANKING CHIEF SERPAS FOR HIS FOUR-YEARS AS NEW ORLEANS TOP COP... THEN WELCOMED THE INTERIM CHIEF... MICHAEL HARRISON... WHO'S RECEIVED A LOT OF ATTENTION IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. SCOTT. ALSO NEW AT TEN -- ONE OF THE

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